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From Susan M. Hentz, noted educational speaker and author of Teach Smart, and Phyllis M. Jones, a teacher administrator and educator; Collaborate Smart: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators is a masterful tool for improving co-teaching and collaborative communication among members of teaching teams. The evolving process of collaboration in the classroom involves negotiation, re-negotiation, respect, trust, and the creation of a level of comfort in the partnership that allows for risk taking in thinking and practice, which yields cohesive instruction that best impacts a student's learning experience. A "how-to" guide for every educator, Collaborate Smart enhances your resources for instruction through its fully developed, comprehensive yet practical information.

Reports on the use of PBL in initial teacher education itself i.e. for training teachers.

Research paper outlining the strategies of designing effective learning environments for multidisciplinary collaboration and problem-based learning and reports the effectiveness of those strategies. NCPEA peer reviewed/approved.

This document describes ways to implement structure in group projects for effective collaborative learning. Aspects of group membership, individual and group accountability, and grading group work are discussed.

Series of online courses. Individual courses consider the ways that use of ICT can benefit: assessment, projects, collaboration, leadership and data analysis.

University of Southern Queensland (Australia) OpenCourseWare course designed to help tertiary educators delve into teaching and learning in a tertiary environment. Participants create a "Teaching Capacity Enhancement Plan" in collaboration with professional colleagues. Incorporates relevant professional development/staff activities. Participants must have access to teaching/learning environments in a tertiary setting.

The International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) brings outstanding secondary school teachers from around the globe to the United States to further develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States. The program also brings US secondary school teachers to the home schools of international alumni to collaboratively develop workshops and share best practices. International alumni are eligible to apply for small grants to implement self-designed projects that benefit their home schools and communities. ILEP is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.

The appearance of collaboration tools such as blogs, wikis, social media, and video games has altered the way individuals and organizations relate to one another.[i] There is no longer any need to wait on professionals to share material and report on new developments.  Today, people communicate directly in an unmediated and unfiltered manner.

The Buck Institute for Education commissioned the cutting-edge advertising agency, Common Craft, to create a short animated video that explains in clear language the essential elements of Project Based Learning (PBL). This simple video makes the essential elements of PBL come alive and brings to light the 21st Century skills and competencies (collaboration, communication, critical thinking) that will enable K-12 students to be college and work-ready as well as effective members of their communities

Design Features of the Physical Learning Environment  for Collaborative, Project-based Learning. Includes a simple infographic.

A podcast that touches on PBL

The Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary schools will be introducing the teaching of Female Genital Mutilation and Girls' rights as one of the life skills subjects in schools.

This unit engages with the debates surrounding the term 'creativity' and explores ways in which ICT creates new opportunities for creativity and collaborative working.

Free online course for teachers of different subjects and school levels. Through this 12 week course teachers learn how to integrate online collaborative projects into their classes Course offered in Spanish. **N.B. This links to a page in Spanish.

The Haiti Earthquake Education Poster is a product of the collaboration between TWB, the University of Montana, and the National Science Foundation. Printed copies may be available upon request at no charge.

The Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) brings outstanding secondary school teachers from around the globe to the United States to further develop expertise in their subject areas, enhance their teaching skills, and increase their knowledge about the United States.The program also brings US secondary school teachers to the home schools of international alumni to collaboratively develop workshops and share best practices. International alumni are eligible to apply for small grants to implement self-designed projects that benefit their home schools and communities.

"International Professors Project is a worldwide organization focused on the long-term development of new International Professors as ambassadors of global education in search of understanding and learning. Our team of professors, fellows, and universities, using culturally appropriate methods and attitudes, works toward the goals of providing: University teaching; mentoring and curriculum development; dissemination of pertinent data and research; global collaborations and alliances. Cultural sophistication and background needed to address global pedagogical and curriculum issues."